Middle Eastern Cookbook [Paperback]

Maria Khalife (Author), Stuart West (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 11, 2007

A fabulous selection of recipes from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Middle Eastern food draws on the exotic tastes of various styles of cooking and combines them in a blend of unusual yet simple tastes for mouthwatering dishes. It is easy to prepare, wonderful to look at and offers an amazing variety of healthy dishes, making it the ideal cooking style for the health-conscious.

In The Middle Eastern Cookbook, you will discover the rich, aromatic flavors of countries where food is an intrinsic part of the culture and the sharing of meals with family and guests is a feature of daily life. From Tabbouleh and Dolmas to Chicken Salona and Baklava, Middle Eastern cooking is a delicious collection of wonderful tastes, colors, and rich textures.

Renowned food authority Maria KhalifŽ has gathered together a collection of the best of Middle Eastern cooking. The recipes are easy to follow, use ingredients that are readily available and are accompanied by colorful and succulent photographs.

-Over 120 traditional Middle Eastern dishes to suit all tastes

-Detailed, easy-to-follow recipes with useful tips and variations

-Healthy, wholesome, and tasty food your friends and family will really love

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About the Author

Maria KhalifŽ is a celebrity chef in Lebanon and the Arab countries. She is the founder and producer of Soufra Daimeh Food Network, the first food channel in the Arab world. Maria also started the first private cooking school in Lebanon, offering a variety of local and international cooking courses taught by talented chefs and cookbook authors. She is an instructor at the Notre Dame University in the Graduate Hotel Management School. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566566754
• ISBN-13: 978-1566566759
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Middle Eastern

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A profusely illustrated and enthusiastically recommended addition, October 6, 2007

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This review is from: Middle Eastern Cookbook (Paperback)

The cuisine of the Middle East reflects centuries of infusions from a multitude of cultures that make up this ancient part of the world, including those culinary influences of the Greeks, the Romans, the Asians, and others who at one time or another impacted upon the nations and cultures of the Middle East. In "The Middle Eastern Cookbook", Maria Khalife (a celebrity chef in the Arab world and founder of the Soufra Daimeh Food Network -- the first Arab food television channel) has compiled more than 120 traditional recipes drawn from the entire Middle East including the countries and cultures of Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. All of these showcased recipes have been adapted to western kitchens and use readily available ingredients for American cooks. From Aish bel lahm (Bread with Meat) from Saudi Arabia; to Warak inab bil zeit (Stuffed Vine Leaves) from Lebanon; to Dajaj salona (Chicken with Vegetables) from Bahrain; to Kebab al rubyan (Shrimp Balls) from Kuwait, "The Middle Eastern Cookbook" is a profusely illustrated and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library international cookbook collections!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Middle East Cook Book must have., January 30, 2010

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Norma Gharib "Mad Cook" (Sunny California) - See all my reviews
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A must have cook book for all cooks. The book includes foods of the Middle East including the flag and countries these recipes that country is best known for.

The Author, Maria Khalife did a superb job bringing foods of the Middle we all know and love to our table, recipies I grew up with and and more. It is a culunary journey of foods of the Middle Eastern world all in one book. Page after page the book was well thought out, easy to understand and filled with mouth watering photos. Included is a glossary with descriptions of ingredients used in the Middle East. I am planning to purchase more copies of this book for each of my three daughters, I am keeping this one.

Norma

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Middle Eastern Cookbook Available!, April 1, 2009

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Wow, now this is a cookbook! Maria Khalife has put together a fantastic guide to Middle Eastern cuisine. As a Notre Dame educator and TV chef, her well designed cookbook offers exciting recipies with extensive photos of Middle Eastern dishes you will actually serve at home. A cookbook you'll be pleased to own -- highly recommended.